The nationwide program Girls on the Run returned this spring to Evergreen Elementary School for a 12-week season. Eighteen girls from third through fifth grade met after school twice a week for …
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Krisa Bruemmer, KP News
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6/1/22
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The Longbranch Foundation was just one of 18 Key Peninsula donors to the Peninsula Hawks Scholarship Fund in 2022, but it’s also one of the biggest institutional supporters of KP …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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6/1/22
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Bette (“Betty”) McCord has been one of the first faces students, parents, community providers, volunteers and visitors have seen when they enter Evergreen Elementary School for over three …
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Krisa Bruemmer, KP News
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6/1/22
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One hundred and thirty-four graduating Peninsula High School seniors received $366,800 in scholarships at the Peninsula Hawks Scholarship Fund award ceremony May 18. Fifty scholarship winners were …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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6/1/22
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Peninsula School District is midway through a new pre-kindergarten, early learning program called Transitional Kindergarten that launched in January. TK is a state-funded, full-day, full-week, …
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Krisa Bruemmer, KP News
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3/31/22
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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $133.5 million to the national nonprofit Communities in Schools Feb. 3. It was the largest unsolicited and unrestricted gift in the organization’s …
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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2/28/22
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Amid high absence rates among staff and students, Peninsula School District Superintendent Krestin Bahr sent a message to district families Jan. 12 calling on parents and community members to …
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Krisa Bruemmer, KP News
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2/28/22
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“May Peace Prevail on Earth” was the message celebrating the installation of Peace Poles at Evergreen Elementary School Dec. 10. The phrase is posted on the monument in eight different …
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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12/30/21
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Longbranch resident Ava Tisino, 10, won a first place trophy for mastery of the piano in her category at the annual Gig Harbor Music Teachers Association Music Olympics Nov. 20 at Harbor Covenant …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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12/30/21
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The Peninsula School District officially welcomed its third of four new buildings this year with a formal ribbon-cutting and public tour at Evergreen Elementary. It is the first new school built on the Key Peninsula in decades.
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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12/2/21
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The Peninsula High School Seahawks beat the Gig Harbor Tides 35-28 Sept. 17 at Roy Anderson Field in a stunning come-from-behind win for their sixth consecutive Fish Bowl victory.
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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9/29/21
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In the 2020-2021 school year, the number of homeschooled students more than doubled to 802 students from 514 families.
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Krisa Bruemmer
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9/29/21
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Kris Hagel, executive director of digital learning for Peninsula School District, commissioned an appraisal and educational assessment in July of KGHP-FM to consider its options as a school district and a radio station owner.
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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8/28/21
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In recognition of World Ocean Day, five Key Peninsula Middle School students organized and hosted a community beach cleanup on the Purdy Spit June 12.
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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6/30/21
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This fall, thanks to the passage of the 2019 capital bond, a state-of-the-art Evergreen will open its doors to students.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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5/26/21
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One hundred and fifty-two graduating seniors received over $320,000 in scholarships ranging from $500 to $11,000 at the virtual Peninsula Hawk Scholarship Fund award ceremony May 19. Forty-four …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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5/26/21
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The Peninsula School District plans to expand its half-day Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) Pre-K classes to a full-day schedule for the 2021-22 school year.
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Krisa Bruemmer, KP News
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5/26/21
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Peninsula School District and the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation annually solicit nominations from PSD staff to identify graduating seniors for excellence in academics and leadership. Selected …
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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4/28/21
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When classrooms closed across the state in March 2020, Peninsula School District’s many responsibilities to its students didn’t end, including feeding them.
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Krisa Bruemmer, KP News
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3/31/21
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The Peninsula School District board of directors unanimously voted to hire Krestin Bahr as superintendent during a live-streamed special meeting March 19.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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3/31/21
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